Oct 23 U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press This rapid debt accumulation is the fastest outside of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the debt having reached $37 trillion in August. Continue reading
Oct 23 WATCH: Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers’ Billups among dozens charged in sports betting, Mafia-backed poker schemes By Alanna Durkin, Tim Reynolds, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about… Continue reading
Oct 23 Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers’ Billups charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes By Alanna Durkin Richer, Tim Reynolds, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Rozier is accused in participating in an illegal sports betting scheme using private insider NBA information. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 5:43 Why millions of Americans are facing a spike in health care costs By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Millions of Americans are bracing themselves for a significant hike in their 2026 health insurance premiums without the subsidies at the center of the government shutdown battle. It comes as insurance costs are rising significantly throughout the country. A KFF… Continue watching
Oct 22 Reddit sues AI company over alleged ‘industrial-scale’ scraping of its users’ comments By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Social media platform Reddit sued the artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI and three other entities on Wednesday, alleging their involvement in an “industrial-scale, unlawful” economy to “scrape” the comments of millions of Reddit users for commercial gain. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 7:48 Mother speaks out after teen with disabilities mistakenly arrested in immigration raid By Liz Landers, Ian Couzens As the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on immigration, an increasing number of U.S. citizens are finding themselves caught in the sweeping actions. An investigation by ProPublica revealed that immigration agents have detained more than 170 American citizens during the… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 5:58 AI content supercharges confusion and spreads misleading information, critics warn By William Brangham, Maea Lenei Buhre In the last few years, video and other content created with artificial intelligence have begun to flood almost every part of the internet. It has appeared everywhere from Spotify to the Kindle Store. But on social media, it is almost… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 9:54 The rise of viral debate videos and their impact on our ability to disagree By Judy Woodruff, Sam Lane, Lena I. Jackson, Ryan Connelly Holmes The assassination of Charlie Kirk brought renewed attention to the ways Americans debate and engage in political dialogue. Kirk was known for his back-and-forth conversations with students and moments that often went viral. Judy Woodruff reports on the spectacle that… Continue watching
Oct 22 NFL is not reconsidering Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, Goodell says By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday, reaffirming a decision to put the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican artist on the league's biggest stage that led to criticism from U.S. Continue reading
Oct 22 U.S. strikes 8th and 9th alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific, Hegseth says By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The strikes represent an expansion of the military's targeting area as well as a shift to the waters off South America where much of the cocaine from the world’s largest producers is smuggled. Continue reading